Edmund Nagle

Sir Edmund Nagle
Sir Edward Nagle by William Corden the Elder
Born1757
Bloomfield, County Cork
Died14 March 1830
East Molesey, Surrey
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1770–1830
RankAdmiral
CommandsLeith Station
Guernsey Station
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, KCB (1757 – 14 March 1830) was an Irish officer in Royal Navy during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who is best known for his capture of the French frigate Révolutionnaire at the action of 21 October 1794 and his close association with George IV as a courtier from 1820 to his own death. He served as Commander-in-Chief at Leith, and on the Coast of Scotland and Commander-in-Chief on the Guernsey Station.